Installing Solar
My 500 watt system of 5 panels will be on order soon. I have watched several install videos, almost all videos show the installer mounting the solar panel brackets by screwing into the roof. Only ...
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BFL13 wrote:jshupe wrote:Jay58 wrote:
Mine are screwed into 3/8 plywood thru a 6 inch long aluminum angle 2x2 with 5200 sealant/adhesive to glue down and seal fastener holes. Wires were attached to roof with eterna-bond tape ( no screw required)
No plans to ever remove them!
Not until you have to when trouble shooting the wiring some day! It can happen the trouble is underneath by the junctions that you can't get at with the panel in place.
Again, I was taking a jab at the 3M 5200 that Jay58 used. It's a permanent bond that would tear apart the rubber roof and plywood before it would ever give. It's mostly used for bonding under the water line on boats and will rip apart a fiberglass hull before it fails. I used plenty of it on my offshore boat.
